:14:01
That's very kind of you.
:14:06
If you like, I could bring in
some more for you.
:14:09
Thank you...
:14:11
...but I regard this room
as my private place of work...
:14:14
...and I prefer to keep distractions
to a minimum.
:14:17
Would you call flowers
a distraction, then?
:14:20
I appreciate your kindness.
I prefer to keep things as they are.
:14:24
But since you are here, there is a
small matter I wanted to mention.
:14:28
I happened to be walking past
the kitchen yesterday morning...
:14:32
...and I heard you call
to someone named William.
:14:35
May I ask who you were
addressing by that name?
:14:39
I should think I was
addressing your father.
:14:43
There are no other Williams
in this house.
:14:45
True.
:14:47
May I ask you in future to address
my father as Mr. Stevens?
:14:51
If speaking of him
to a third party, you may call him...
:14:55
...Mr. Stevens Sr.
to distinguish him from myself.
:14:57
So I would be most grateful to you,
Miss Kenton.
:15:02
I don't quite understand
what you're getting at.
:15:06
I am the housekeeper in this house,
and your father is the under-butler.
:15:11
I am accustomed to addressing under-
servants by their Christian names.
:15:17
If you would stop to think for a moment,
you'd realize...
:15:21
...how inappropriate it is for one such
as yourself to address as William...
:15:25
...someone such as my father.
:15:28
It must have been very galling for
your father to be called William...
:15:32
...by one such as myself.
:15:34
My father is a person from whom...
:15:37
...if you'd observe him more,
you may learn things.
:15:40
I'm grateful for your advice,
but do tell me...
:15:43
...what things might I learn from him?
:15:45
I might point out that you're...
:15:48
...often unsure of what goes where
and which item is which.
:15:52
I'm sure Mr. Stevens Sr.
is very good at his job...
:15:56
...but I can assure you
that I'm very good at mine.
:15:59
-Of course.
-Thank you.